(Celastraceae) Glyptopetalum poilanei Tardieu
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Field Characters: Liana up to 15 meters long. Leaves simple, opposite. Bark brown, uneven looking.
Locality: Bolikhamsai Province, Paksan District; som Samwat Village.
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Altitude: 165 m asl
Collector(s): A. Libman, S. Bouamanivong, K. Kunsawanhh
Collection number(s): LAOS 488
Collection Date: July 9, 2003
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2252602.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Chander MP, Srivani P, Babu K, et al. Anti-microbial Constituents From Leaves of Glyptopetalum calocarpum (Kurz.) Prain. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences 2014, 3. 871-875. https://www.academia.edu/8960461/Anti_microbial_Constituents_From_Leaves_of_Glyptopetalum_calocarpum_Kurz_Prain
Chander MP, Kumar KV, Shriram AN, Vijayachari P. Anti-leptospiral activities of an endemic plant Glyptopetalum calocarpum (Kurz.) Prain used as a medicinal plant by Nicobarese of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Nat Prod Res 2015; 29(16):1575-1577. DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.985679